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May 21st In NYC History

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1952...The Brooklyn Dodgers score 15 runs in the first inning en route to a 19-1 win over the Cincinnati Reds.

1959..."Gypsy," starring Ethel Merman, makes its Broadway debut.

1970...Mayor John Lindsay appoints the Knapp Commission to investigate charges of widespread corruption within the New York Police Department.